W riting 6 Utilizza le informazioni qui sotto per completare una breve storia della città di Chicago e, al tempo stesso, traduci al Past Simple i verbi in italiano tra parentesi. Chicago U.S. State of Illinois The most populated city in the Midwest, one of the most important worldwide centres of trade. Its name: from the Native American word shikaakwa , meaning wild garlic . Mid-18th century, first inhabitants: the Potawatomi tribe, then forced to leave. 1837: incorporated in the U.S.A. 1840: population, over 4,000 people. Opening of a railroad and of Illinois and Michigan Canal to link The Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. 1871: The Great Fire of Chicago. New modern buildings in steel. 1880: New immigrants from Europe. 1915: World War I. A major expansion of industry. Black people from the south. The birth of Chicago Black Renaissance , a cultural movement. 1919-1933: Production and sale of alcoholic drinks illegal in the U.S.A. Control of alcohol trade by gangsters. The most famous criminal: Al Capone. 1942: Enrico Fermi, first controlled nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago. 1960s: Protest marches for civil rights, riots for the number of workers losing their jobs. The 1970s on: New modern skyscrapers: the amazing skyline of Chicago. 1983: the first black mayor of the city. The 1990s: Barack Hussein Obama started his political career in Chicago. 2004: Obama elected in the U.S. Senate as representative of Illinois. He became the first African American President of the U.S.A. in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Chicago is one of the most important worldwide centres of trade and commerce in the U.S. State of Illinois. It s the most populated city in the American Midwest; its name derives from the Native American word shikaakwa , meaning wild garlic . In the mid-18th century the first inhabitants (0) (erano) , but then they had to leave and in 1837 the area (1) (fu) in the U.S.A. In 1840, the city (2) (aveva) of 4,000 people. The first railroad was built and the Illinois and Michigan Canal (3) (aprì) the Great Lakes to the Missisipi River. In 1871, The Great Fire of Chicago (4) (scoppiò) . (5) New were built from the ruins. Looking for work, new immigrants (6) (arrivarono) . The start of World War I (7) (portò) of industry and many black people came from the south of the country. A new cultural movement, called (8) (nacque). From 1919 to 1933, production and sale of alcoholic drinks (9) (diventò) . Unfortunately, bands of gangsters (10) (presero) . The most famous criminal of the time was Al Capone. In 1942, the physicist Enrico Fermi (11) (fece) at the University of Chicago. In the 1960s, (12) (ci furono) and riots because of so many workers losing their jobs. From the 1970s, new modern skyscrapers were built and the skyline of the city (13) (cambiò) in an amazing way. In 1983, the majority of people (14) (elessero) who started to look after the poor suburbs of the city. In the 1990s, the future President of the U.S.A. Barack Hussein Obama (15) (cominciò) in Chicago. He was elected in the U.S. Senate as representative of Illinois and became the first African American President in 2009. He was re-elected in 2013. were the Potawatomi tribe USEFUL WORDS to elect = eleggere; to look after = prendersi cura, occuparsi; mayor = sindaco; physicist = fisico; railroad = ferrovia; riot = rivolta; sale = vendita; skyline = profilo (di una città); trade = commercio; wild garlic = aglio selvatico; tribe = tribù; 19